Program directory · Royal Canadian Mounted Police
International Operations
- Department
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Program code
- BXG05 (RCMP)
- Core responsibility
- Federal Policing
- In Departmental Plans
- 2019-20 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
Federal Policing International Operations (FPIO) reinforces Canada’s global security posture by operating beyond national borders to advance Canadian policing priorities and reduce harm domestically. Through early and strategic engagement with international partners, FPIO identifies and disrupts transnational criminal networks, facilitates intelligence sharing, coordinates cross-border investigations, and strengthens the capabilities of partner law enforcement agencies. These efforts contribute to a safer and more secure international landscape, while bolstering Canada’s ability to address complex, globally-linked threats
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2019-20. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Police Operations | Earlier program (name match, low confidence) | 2010-11 – 2020-21 | $15.6B |
| International Policing Operations | Earlier program (name match, medium confidence) | 2011-12 – 2020-21 | $411M |
| International Operations | This program | 2019-20 – 2028-29 | $309M |
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Appears to combine earlier programs: Police Operations; International Policing Operations | Canada Spends name match across plans (an inference) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $54.1M, against $40.3M in 2020-21 (+34%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Renamed from “International Policing” to “International Operations”. | GC InfoBase program names by year |
| 2023-24 | Employees (FTEs) 207, against 170 in 2022-23 (+22%). | FTEs (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: Increase in percentage (%) of Federal Policing Partners and Stakeholders who agree with the following statement: "The RCMP’s international policing services contribute to keeping the public safe” | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: "Percentage of International Policing activities that contribute to law enforcement operations against criminal threats to Canadian safety and security by: (a) Investigative theme (NS- SOC-FC-Cyber) (b) FP Priority area" | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators added: Percent of Federal Policing occurrences and projects that involve a liaison officer unit | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Indicators dropped: Increase in percentage (%) of Federal Policing Partners and Stakeholders who agree with the following statement: "The RCMP’s international policing services contribute to keeping the public safe” | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 5% increase every 2 years until the ultimate target of 75% is reached. | 2024 | Not Available The RCMP Policing Partners & Stakeholders survey was not administered for 2023-24. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | 5% increase every 2 years until the ultimate target of 75% is reached. | 2025 | S. O. The RCMP Policing Partners & Stakeholders survey was not administered for 2024-25. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 75% | 2020 | 100% Due to a number of methodological challenges, it is not possible to provide a further breakdown by Investigative Theme or Federal Policing Priority. Efforts are underway to revisit this measure, including the clarification of data collection methodology, to ensure that International Policing is best positioned to tell a reliable and meaningful performance story in future fiscal years. | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 75% | 2021 | 100% A review of the methodology for this indicator determined that the result will always be 100%, and due to a number of methodological challenges, it is not possible to provide a further breakdown by Investigative Theme or Federal Policing Priority. As a result, efforts are underway to revisit this measure, including the clarification of data collection methodology, to ensure that International Pol… | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 75% | 2022 | 100% 100% (16) of tiered projects with ties to International Policing were on FP Priority. Of these, 9 were cleared during FY 2021-2022.nternational Policing was the assisting unit on all nine tiered projects, and assisted on one other tiered project. | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 75% | 2023 | 82.6% 82.6% (19) of the 23 tiered projects concluded with ties to International Policing were on FP Priority. Of these, 15 were cleared during FY 2022-2023. | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | To be determined once baseline is established following the first year of reporting in 2026-27. | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $53M | $51.6M |
| 2020-21 | $23.3M | $40.3M |
| 2021-22 | $23.6M | $54.1M |
| 2022-23 | $54.7M | $48.5M |
| 2023-24 | $49.3M | $53.8M |
| 2024-25 | $49.2M | $60.5M |
| 2025-26 | $60.9M | — |
| 2026-27 | $52.4M | — |
| 2027-28 | $52.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $53M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 164 | 181 |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 167 |
| 2021-22 | 165 | 176 |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 170 |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 207 |
| 2024-25 | 177 | 232 |
| 2025-26 | 198 | — |
| 2026-27 | 223 | — |
| 2027-28 | 218* | — |
| 2028-29 | 227* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 plan | $52,972,727 | $26,335,109 | $26,345,920 | |||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $23,283,646 | $23,233,144 | $23,262,330 | |||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $23,579,119 | $23,610,193 | $18,651,995 | |||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $54,663,417 | $48,812,423 | $48,693,420 | |||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $49,271,566 | $49,084,607 | $49,210,783 | |||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $49,220,206 | $47,998,289 | $24,771,462 | |||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $60,855,862 | $47,055,893 | $44,470,600 | |||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $52,428,902 | $52,230,883 | $53,016,698 | |||||||
| Actual | $51,593,056 | $40,347,168 | $54,051,047 | $48,513,257 | $53,824,830 | $60,499,840 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
